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Katherine Sonnichsen

Firefighter at City Of Markham. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Katherine Sonnichsen
Firefighter
City Of Markham
Salary paid
$133,030.69
Taxable benefits
$414.45
Total disclosed
$133,445.14
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$17,032 (+14.7%)
9years on
the list

Among 2,945 people with the title “Firefighter” in 2025

Paid more than 56% of them. Their median: $131,274.

Among 696 people at City Of Markham in 2025

329th highest paid. Their median: $131,919.

Paid more than 67% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2017$120,406$107,942
2018$105,290$116,000
2019$111,617$112,906
2020$120,210$116,604
2021$125,256$139,996
2022$131,113$145,766
2023$129,552$120,313
2024$115,999$122,963
2025$133,031$131,274

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025City Of MarkhamFirefighter$133,031$414+$17,032 (+14.7%)
2024City Of MarkhamFirefighter$115,999$394−$13,553 (−10.5%)
2023City Of MarkhamFirefighter$129,552$438−$1,561 (−1.2%)
2022City Of MarkhamCaptain$131,113$557+$5,857 (+4.7%)
2021City Of MarkhamCaptain$125,256$509+$5,046 (+4.2%)
2020City Of MarkhamFirefighter$120,210$443+$8,594 (+7.7%)
2019City Of MarkhamFirefighter$111,617$427+$6,327 (+6.0%)
2018City Of MarkhamFirefighter$105,290$449−$15,116 (−12.6%)
2017City Of MarkhamFirefighter$120,406$408

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Questions and answers

Why is Katherine Sonnichsen on the disclosure list?

City Of Markham paid Katherine Sonnichsen $133,031 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

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